Cyber Resilience

CVE-2023-28062

Dell Powerprotect Data Manager 19.10 … 19.12

Published
11 April 2023
Modified
21 November 2024
Patch / advisory
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CVSS Score v3.1 8.8
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0077 52th percentile
Risk Priority 65 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2023-28062 is a high-severity Incorrect Use of Privileged APIs (CWE-648) vulnerability in Dell Powerprotect Data Manager. Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism (T1548); ranked in the top 48% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

Dell PPDM versions 19.12, 19.11 and 19.10, contain an improper access control vulnerability. A remote authenticated malicious user with low privileges could potentially exploit this vulnerability to bypass intended access restrictions and perform unauthorized actions.

CWE(s)
CWE-648NVD-CWE-Other

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1548 Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism Privilege Escalation
Adversaries may circumvent mechanisms designed to control privilege elevation to gain higher-level permissions.
attack.mitre.org →
T1548.001 Setuid and Setgid Privilege Escalation
An adversary may abuse configurations where an application has the setuid or setgid bits set in order to get code running in a different (and possibly more privileged) user’s context.
attack.mitre.org →
Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

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Affected Assets

dell
powerprotect data manager
19.10, 19.11, 19.12

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

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Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

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Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

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Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V3.5.2
  • V6.4.6

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

Secure SDLC practices directly enforce correct usage of privileged APIs during development.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

A.8.29 Security testing in development and acceptance mostly match
finds

Security testing can detect incorrect privileged API calls but does not prevent them at design time.

A.8.18 Use of privileged utility programs partial match
degrades

Restricting privileged utility programs limits the exposure of privileged APIs to misuse.

A.8.2 Privileged access rights partial match
degrades

Privileged access rights directly govern the correct use of privileged APIs and reduce misuse.

A.8.25 Secure development life cycle partial match
prevents

Secure development lifecycle includes API usage standards that can prevent incorrect privileged calls.

A.8.26 Application security requirements partial match
prevents

Application security requirements can specify correct invocation of privileged APIs.

A.8.27 Secure system architecture and engineering principles partial match
prevents

Secure architecture principles guide proper privilege separation and API usage.

References